most likely idle until after weekly inventory report. Big picture: long bias outlook above O/R and short bias outlook below O/R will post trades...
I'll play tomorrow and Friday only, CL futures intraday. How much financial pain are you looking to suffer?
I completed two combines successfully, and several others prior unsuccessfully. Of those others, very first two met all parameters successfully on...
I actually think most traders who are serious about success, can. But most traders aren't mentally prepared for what success really demands......
fwiw: received the funded acceptance email from TST today... completed 10-day process with 100% win rate. Next personal goal is collecting $5,000...
true, I never meant to disparage 1099 status... just not the 60/40 tax break on futures contracts, but then again taxes & accounting vary...
To my knowledge they have funded nearly 300 traders around the globe so far in 2015, maybe more I'm not sure. There is a mailing list you can be...
The "cushion" is not losing big enough to go bust out of the gate. I start with 1-lots CL using a -5 tick (-$50) initial stop on losers, targeting...
"Oh, my god. But I love it. Keep it alive." Seven of the minimum ten (max sixty) days completed in FTP mode... all necessary parameters to...
TST refill costs -$100 lesson. There is a finite number of those any trader can hit. generic sim reset has no consequence... can be done...
A couple of readers here emailed me to point out the fact that I have not met all parameters in the FTP yet. There needs to be a daily win rate of...
imo the overall TST combine process is an excellent tool for instilling self-discipline in traders on the risk management side. The same thing...
then I began the second FTP last week, today was session three of what I believe is ten minimum, met all parameters to qualify so now a matter of...
sorry for the lack of follow-up here... been busy with real money trading and real life along with TST progress. FTP failed on a technicality,...
Scalability is beside the point. Lescor and -$20k, a TST combine with -$2k shutdown is the exact-same process involved. Some winning days, some...
For the past few years since inception of this thread, I've tried to be open-minded and objective about the entire process. Years ago I...
[ATTACH] http://www.elitetrader.com/et/index.php?threads/grinding-it-out-day-after-day.187730/page-160 This thread is required reading for all...
How can you expect anyone here to take you seriously when you post bullshit like that? If you want a real conversation, go spend those same nine...
You just don't get it and you never will. The only thing that matters in trading is end result. The end result of my demo was $3,300+ after all...
I was invited to complete a FTP with the start of my choosing, which of course is asap tomorrow. Now we shift back to less aggressive mode because...
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